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Travelling to the city

Travelling to Brighton is easy:

By Train:
Brighton is just under an hour from London Victoria station, with two services running every hour. There are also regular services to Brighton from Bedford, London Kings Cross & London Bridge, as well as direct services from Scotland, the North West, the Midlands, the West country and South Wales. For bookings and enquiries, check out the links below:

  • National Rail enquiries: 08457 484950 (local rate call, 24 hour service), www.nationalrail.co.uk
  • For combined train and bus travel, ask for a PLUSBUS ticket, when booking your travel
  • Travel by Eurostar from France and Belgium to London Waterloo and then on to Brighton via London Bridge station, journey time approx. 4 hours. For Eurostar bookings click on the logo below.


By Coach:
Express coaches from London to Brighton take about 2 hours. Regular National Express services also depart from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

  • For National Express enquiries and bookings click on the logo below.

By Car:
Brighton is only 45 minutes from the M25 London orbital motorway. From the M25, take the M23/A23 to Brighton & Hove. The coastal route A27 links the city east and west. For car hire check out the links below:

By Air:
Brighton is only 30 minutes by road or rail from London Gatwick International Airport and just 90 minutes by road from London Heathrow International Airport. Fast coach links are available between Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton. Click on the links below for flight bookings:

  • www.baa.co.uk for both Gatwick and Heathrow international airports
  • Brighton City Airport's European Executive, www.euroexec.com, operates regular scheduled flights to destinations  in the Channel Islands and France throughout the year
  • Click the logo below to check out flybe.com, who offer budget deals in and out of London

By Sea:
Brighton is just 20 minutes by road or 25 minutes by rail from the port of Newhaven where a ferry service operates to Dieppe. The Channel Tunnel and other major ports - Dover, Folkestone, Portsmouth and Southampton - are between one and two hours away by motorway.

  • For P&O enquiries and bookings click on the logo below.


    For Sea France, Hoverspeed and Eurotunnel enquiries click the following links:

    Sea France:   www.seafrance.com
    Eurotunnel:    www.eurotunnel.com
    Hover Speed: www.hoverspeed.com

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